The Latest Breaking News from Vladimir Putin

Russia suspends gas supplies to Poland amid ongoing crisis, Polish media reports

A crisis team has been called by the Polish Government as ministers took to Twitter to calm people, reassuring there will be no interruptions to supplies in the country

Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2022

Putin Backs Russian Skater Valieva as She Faces Doping Case

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed support for figure skater Kamila Valieva on Tuesday, saying she did not compete "dishonestly" after her doping case dominated this year's Winter Olympics. Valieva was on the gold-medal winning Russian squad for the figure skating team event at the Beijing Olympics but no medal ceremony…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 26, 2022

Putin hopes talks with Ukraine will yield positive result

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia and Ukraine were continuing talks in an online format.

Reuters · Apr 26, 2022

Five things to know about Russian-backed Transnistria

Moldova’s president warns of an attempt to escalate tensions after several explosions at sites in Transnistria.

Al Jazeera · Apr 26, 2022

Russia raises nuclear tensions as US and NATO officials meet in Germany

KHARKIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials pleaded Tuesday for more weapons as defense officials from more than 40 countries met in Germany and Russia raised the specter of nuclear war if NATO nations keep arming Ukraine.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 26, 2022

Ukraine: will Putin's war alienate his many admirers on Europe's far right?

A key moment in the final French presidential debate between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, before the recent election, was when Macron attacked his challenger on her links to Russia. “You cannot defend the interests of France,” he said, adding: “When you speak to Russia … you are talking…

The Conversation · Apr 26, 2022

What’s wrong with sickly Vladimir Putin?

What’s up with Vladimir Putin? From two big television appearances on Russian state television he appears pretty crook, mate, as Australians would say.

Evening Standard · Apr 26, 2022

Ukrainian influencer shows dozens of ‘battered bodies of Russian soldiers sent to die’

Footage uploaded online appears to show dozens of Russian soldiers that have been killed so far in the Ukraine invasion lying in mobile morgues.

Daily Record · Apr 26, 2022

Going underground: Ukraine's subterranean fighters highlight the benefit -- and long history -- of tunnels in warfare

Faced with the prospect of sending Russian troops into subterranean combat, Vladimir Putin demurred. “There is no need to climb into these catacombs and crawl underground,” he told his defense minister on April 21, 2022, ordering him to cancel a planned storming of a steel plant in the besieged Ukrainian…

The Conversation · Apr 26, 2022

What weapons does Ukraine have to fight Russia and does it have nuclear missiles?

Volodymyr Zelensky continues to urge Europe to send more military support

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2022